Researchers lead breakthrough in quantum computing
The large, error-correcting quantum computers envisioned today could be decades away, yet experts are vigorously trying to come up with ways to use existing...
Thanks, Gaia: Astronomers spy Europa blocking distant star
On 31 March 2017, Jupiter's moon Europa passed in front of a background star—a rare event that was captured for the first time by...
Supercomputers use graphics processors to solve longstanding turbulence question
Advanced simulations have solved a problem in turbulent fluid flow that could lead to more efficient turbines and engines.
When a fluid, such as water...
Engineers discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for solar cells using data analytics, supercomputers
Solar panel installations are on the rise in the U.S., with more than 2 million new installations in early 2019, the most ever recorded...
Star nearing death offers a preview of our Sun’s fate
An international team of astronomers has witnessed a rare dynamic event foreshadowing the death of a red giant star for the first time –...
Microrobots show promise for treating tumors
Targeting medical treatment to an ailing body part is a practice as old as medicine itself. A Band-Aid is placed on a skinned knee....
Electricity-driven undersea reactions may have been important for the emergence of life
Though it remains unknown how life began, there is a community of scientists who suspect it occurred in or around deep sea hydrothermal environments....
Quantum uncertainty helps solve an old problem
Controlling how electrons zip through a material is of central importance to build novel electronic devices. How the electronic motion is affected by magnetic...
Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a...
New space discovery sheds light on how planets form
Researchers at Dartmouth College have discovered a planet orbiting one of the brightest young stars known, according to a study published in the journal The...
An apple carries about 100 million bacteria—good luck washing them off
To the heroes among you who eat the whole apple: besides extra fiber, flavonoids and flavor, you're also quaffing 10 times as many bacteria...
